7 Ashley Gardens, Colchester, CO3 3QG

7 Ashley Gardens is a five-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO3 3QG). It has a recorded floor area of 198 m² (around 2131 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).

Held since November 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 198 m² the property is well over the postcode median (141 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £638,000 sits 86% above the 2002 sale of £343,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£161/sq ft) was about 34.9% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.